![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2024/06/4x6_-200x133.webp)
Bates alums producing sustainable food
The College’s 2008–09 initiative Bates Contemplates Food got cover treatment in the recent Bates Magazine with “The Maine Course,” a collection of eight profiles of alums producing food in Maine.
As one reader responded, “A key virtue of this year’s special focus is that it opens doors to action even as it loads responsibility onto our shoulders. Hurrah for Bates and a liberal education!”
More such stories — audio and video — are online, as is a multimedia story from the magazine feature “Wake Up Call,” about Professor of German Denis Sweet’s experiential Short Term course.
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